Mother said, 'We got into a fight about him not having a job'
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Suspect's mother suffered burns to her upper body, police said
Man managed to safely flee the residence, police said
Suspect said in a message to the woman, 'I will kill you, and I, too, will die'
Officers handed out information sheets at JR Yugawara Station on Friday
'Go ahead, start the fire and die,' the suspect reportedly told his girlfriend
Suspect told police, 'I got irritated and started the blaze'
Blaze was extinguished shortly after it started, police said
Suspect told police, 'I did in retaliation after I got into a fight with my father'
Tokyo Metropolitan Police's web site includes information on the cases in Japanese, English and Chinese